05/12/2022
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05/12/2022
Anthem Blue Cross: Transparency in Coverage
The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) was signed into law in December 2020 along with the adoption of the Transparency in Coverage (TIC) rule in December 2020. While implementation of the CAA and ...
05/12/2022
UnitedHealthcare and Oxford: Transparency in Coverage
In 2020, the Federal Government finalized “Transparency in Coverage” Rule, which requires health insurers and group health plans, including self-funded clients, to provide cost-sharing data to consume...
05/11/2022
Benefits Take Center Stage in the Job Market
The number of employees who are willing to pay for better benefits has rebounded following a dip during the pandemic, according to a Willis Tower Watson survey. The importance of health and retire...
05/11/2022
Why Employee Health Is Key to Addressing the Great Resignation
An employee health strategy may be key to retaining employees. Getting better benefits is one of the top reasons that employers are considering changing jobs, according to a survey by Quest Diagno...
05/11/2022
Update on the Health Net Mobile App
Health Net mobile app is no longer available for Android users. While the Health Net mobile app is no longer available for Android users, Apple users can still access the mobile app. Later this year w...
05/10/2022
A Primer on Reporting PCORI Fees to the IRS
Fully insured carriers and most self-insured health plan sponsors must pay annual Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fees to the IRS. They are also required to report the same on For...
05/10/2022
Covered California for Small Business Announces Broker Bonus Program
Covered California for Small Business (CCSB) is offering a Broker Bonus Program. New small groups with effective dates from July 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023 are eligible for group bonuses based on the ...
05/10/2022
Ebix Enhancement Lets You Clean Up Your Quotes
With Ebix's new enhancement, you can make account clean up quick! When you are in the Group Manager section, you can now select multiple groups and delete them all with one click. You are s...
05/10/2022
Anthem Blue Cross Renews Agreement with Rady Children's
Anthem Blue Cross is pleased to announce they have successfully renewed their contract agreements with Rady Children’s, comprised of the following entities: Hospital (FFS and HMO) Rady Childr...
05/06/2022
Guardian Report: Dental Fundamentals: In-demand benefits that support well-being
There is a renewed appreciation for dental benefits with 10 times as many US adults saying the pandemic made them value their dental benefits more than prior to the pandemic. With access to compreh...
05/05/2022
Anthem New Virtual Primary Care at Low or No Cost to Members
Reimagining how members access the care they need Anthem has expanded the virtual care experience on their Sydney℠ Health app to now include access to primary care. As they continue to change the f...
05/04/2022
California Plans to Manufacture & Distribute Insulin
California is moving forward with a plan to manufacture and distribute more affordable versions of insulin under its Cal Rx generic label. The Department of Health Care Access and Information is r...
05/04/2022
Employers Are Laser Focused on Health Benefit Costs
Managing healthcare benefit costs will be a top priority for 94% of employers over the next two years. Seventy-three percent say that the greatest challenge to their healthcare strategy is respond...
05/04/2022
Proposed Rule Addresses the Family Glitch in Marketplace Plans
The Biden-Harris Administration is proposing a rule to fix the ACA’s “family glitch.” Under the ACA, people who don’t have access to affordable health insurance at work may qualify for a premium t...
05/04/2022
Cigna + Oscar: Transparency in Coverage Rule
Cigna + Oscar is taking steps to help groups meet the Transparency in Coverage requirements. What Cigna + Oscar will do: Cigna will be producing and hosting client-specific MRFs to assist the...
05/03/2022
HSA Contribution and Delayed Medicare Enrollment
Did you know that when an individual delays Medicare enrollment there is a 6 month lookback period? If an individual delays enrollment and continues to contribute to an HSA, or if their employer contr...
05/03/2022
Updated HSA & Excepted Benefit HRA Limits for 2023
The IRS released the 2023 health savings account (HSA) annual contribution limits and high deductible health plan (HDHP) requirements in IRS Rev. Proc. 2022-24. The same document also set forth update...
05/03/2022
2023 HSA & Excepted Benefit HRA Limits Released
The IRS released the 2023 health savings account (HSA) annual contribution limits and high deductible health plan (HDHP) requirements in IRS Rev. Proc. 2022-24. The same document also set forth update...
04/28/2022
Meet Health Net's Wellness Partner Sharecare
Sharecare is the digital health company Health Net has partnered with the digital health company Sharecare to administer the member wellness program. The Sharecare platform will help Health Net member...
04/28/2022
